MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:11

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 19kn
Barometer 1017hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:11

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 15kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 1016.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:11

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 22kn
Barometer 1016.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.08m
Swell Direction 245°
Mean Period 12.3sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.51m
Sea Direction 004°
Mean Period 3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.19m
Mean Period 7.9sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.23m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.7sec
Length 139m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
16/08/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.14m 7.61s 0.5m 2.97s 1.02m 12.17s
16/08/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.02m 6.77s 0.52m 2.97s 0.88m 12.16s
16/08/2026 11:15:00 AM 1.04m 6.86s 0.52m 2.91s 0.9m 12.37s
16/08/2026 11:00:00 AM 1.08m 7.03s 0.51m 2.9s 0.95m 12.08s
16/08/2026 10:45:00 AM 1m 6.46s 0.52m 2.93s 0.85m 11.91s
16/08/2026 10:30:00 AM 1.14m 6.86s 0.56m 2.94s 0.99m 12.11s
16/08/2026 10:15:00 AM 1.17m 6.98s 0.57m 2.97s 1.02m 12.23s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.06m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 12.6sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.54m
Sea Direction 229°
Mean Period 2.9sec
Peak Energy Period 3.4sec
Total (Hs) 1.19m
Mean Period 7.5sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.87m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.9sec
Length 138m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
16/08/2026 11:43:00 AM 1.03m 6.53s 0.53m 2.81s 0.88m 12.42s
16/08/2026 11:23:00 AM 1.08m 6.79s 0.52m 2.71s 0.94m 12.58s
16/08/2026 11:03:00 AM 1.12m 6.93s 0.54m 2.79s 0.98m 12.69s
16/08/2026 10:43:00 AM 1.02m 5.74s 0.58m 2.79s 0.83m 11.98s
16/08/2026 10:23:00 AM 1.12m 6.03s 0.63m 2.84s 0.93m 12.28s
16/08/2026 10:03:00 AM 1.14m 6.22s 0.61m 2.72s 0.97m 12.59s
16/08/2026 9:43:00 AM 1.09m 6.26s 0.59m 2.81s 0.92m 12.8s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 2 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 5 March 2025
16:28

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.86m
Swell Direction 252°
Mean Period 13sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.99m
Sea Direction 231°
Mean Period 4.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.7sec
Total (Hs) 2.1m
Mean Period 8.9sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.96m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.7sec
Length 164m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2025 4:08:00 PM 1.84m 8.18s 0.89m 3.92s 1.61m 12.27s
5/03/2025 3:48:00 PM 1.87m 8.71s 0.88m 4.04s 1.64m 13.09s
5/03/2025 3:28:00 PM 1.91m 8.87s 0.9m 4.14s 1.69m 13.08s
5/03/2025 3:08:00 PM 1.76m 8.22s 0.85m 4.08s 1.54m 11.86s
5/03/2025 2:48:00 PM 1.81m 8.46s 0.89m 4.22s 1.57m 12.45s
5/03/2025 2:28:00 PM 1.87m 8.54s 0.9m 4.12s 1.64m 12.62s
5/03/2025 2:08:00 PM 1.74m 8.43s 0.84m 4.14s 1.52m 12.33s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.

Tide (Pilot Boat Harbour)

Geraldton Recorded Tide
0.77m LAT

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:10

Data Breakdown
Residual +4cm
Predicted 0.73m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 12:34:00 PM 0.74m
Low Water 5:59:00 PM 0.51m
High Water 1:01:00 AM 0.81m
Low Water 7:01:00 AM 0.57m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
16/08/2026 12:10:00 PM 0.77m 0.73m 0.04m
16/08/2026 12:05:00 PM 0.77m 0.73m 0.04m
16/08/2026 12:00:00 PM 0.75m 0.73m 0.02m
16/08/2026 11:55:00 AM 0.76m 0.72m 0.04m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
11:43

Upper 1/3: 0.30 kt to 215.4°(SW)

Upper 1/3
Vector Averaged Current in knot - Upper Third of Full Depth
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 2 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 5 March 2025
16:29

Upper 1/3: 0.26 kt to 335.8°(NW)

Upper 1/3
Vector Averaged Current in knot - Upper Third of Full Depth
Tug Pen Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:11

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 18kn
Gust (2min) 23kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:11

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Berth 3 Wind Data
Air Temperature (Beacon 1)

Sea Temperature

Sea Temperature (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Sea Temperature

Oakajee Waverider

Geraldton

Sunday, 16 August 2026
12:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.88m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 12.1sec
Peak Energy Period 13.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.47m
Sea Direction 222°
Mean Period 2.9sec
Peak Energy Period 2.8sec
Total (Hs) 1m
Mean Period 7.1sec
Peak Energy Period 13.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.49m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14sec
Length 174m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
16/08/2026 11:45:00 AM 0.99m 6.64s 0.51m 2.89s 0.85m 12.27s
16/08/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.04m 6.67s 0.53m 2.86s 0.9m 12.3s
16/08/2026 11:15:00 AM 1.07m 7.13s 0.49m 2.78s 0.95m 12.41s
16/08/2026 11:00:00 AM 1.05m 7.18s 0.49m 2.9s 0.93m 12.44s
16/08/2026 10:45:00 AM 1.11m 7.39s 0.5m 2.93s 0.99m 12.15s
16/08/2026 10:30:00 AM 1.1m 7.08s 0.53m 2.99s 0.96m 12.19s
16/08/2026 10:15:00 AM 1.06m 6.56s 0.55m 2.89s 0.91m 12.13s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.